Highway guard



J. KAH N tiIGI-IWAY GUARD May 31, 1932.

Filed May l9. 1950 I wil GIE

ill' Patented May 31, 1932 UNITED STATES PIATE-NTYVOFFICE v JULIUS KAHN,

OF YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T0 TRUSCON STEEL COMPANY, OF

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN nIqHwAY GUARD Application filed May 19,

, glare so that the guards are readily visible but not distracting.

In the embodiment disclosed:

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a portion of the preferred embodimentof the guard placed along a highway.

Figure 2 1s a detail side elevation of a portion of one of the posts and the rods mounted thereon.

Figure 3 is a plan view.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the post. Figure 5 is an edge view of one of the rod holding clips.

In the embodiment disclosed, a set of posts 6 is located along a highway at the place to be protected. Each of these posts is preferably made of galvanized sheet metal. Their general c'ross sectional form is a truncated V- shape, that is to say, there is a front flat wall 7 terminating in rearwardly extending flange portions 8 at substantially right angles thereto, and from these flange portions extend divergently disposed side walls 9 that terminate in parallel rear margins 10. Upon the front walls-7 are fixed upper and lower clips 11, each clip being provided with two eyes 12. The clips may be riveted as shown at 13, or'otherwise fastened in place.

Connecting adjacent posts are relatively heavy guard rods 14, the end portions of which pass through clips andhave nuts 15 threaded thereon. As a consequence it will be noted that the ends of the rods extending from one post to the adjacent post on 'one side overlap the rods extending from the other post on the opposite side and their tension is in opposite directions. The end posts may be each suitably braced by an anchor rod 16 secured in one of the upper eyes with its low-.

or end suitably fastened 'to an anchor or 4 x slightly and important object of the in- 1930. Serial No. 453,564.

dead man and having a turnbuckle 17 by which it can be placed under tension.

The structure produces a peculiarly" eflective guard in which the posts will withstand the shock of impacts and the rods are sufiiciently heavy so that while they will yield they too will withstand heavy impacts. Each part being placed under tension and all eflectively tied together, the guard as a whole constitutes a unit of'great strength. The form and facing of the posts furthermore produces a series of angular reflecting surfaces which causes them to be noticeable at night but without glare.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation and many advantages of the herein described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without further description and it will he understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirt or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

What I claim, is:

1. A highway guard comprising a plurality of spaced channeled posts having angular rearwardly disposed light reflecting wing portions, forwardly extending clips rigidly secured to the closed front sides of the posts, and substantially rigid line rods supported in front of the posts by the clips and having threaded ends, and means for tensioning the -rods between the posts, said means being applied to the threaded ends of the rods and bearing against the clips.

2. .A. highway guard comprising a series of spaced channeled metal posts having angular rearwardly extending wing portions and closed front portions, double tubular clips rigidly secured to the closed front portions of the posts, and a series of substantially rigid line rods having threaded ends, extending between adjacent posts and supported in front of the posts by the clips, and nuts on the threaded ends of the rods bearing against the sides of the clips and rigidly tensioning said rods against the sides of the clips.

3. A highway guard comprising a series of rigid channeled posts having front web portions, double tubular clips rigidly mounted on the front Web portions of the posts, rigid guard rods extending between ad acent posts and supported on the front Web portions of the posts by the clips, and means on the ends of the rods for uniting the posts and rods by rigidly tensioning the rods against the clips.

' 4. A highway guard having a series of rigid exteriorly channeled posts, clips rigid ly secured to the front portions of the posts and a guard portion comprising a series of substantially rigid rods in front of the posts and supported thereon by the clips and presenting a substantially smooth front, and

tensioning means on the ends of the rods for,

uniting the rods and posts into a substantially ri 'd structure by hearing against the sides 0 the tubular clips.

In testimony whereof, I afix my signature.

JULIUS KAI-IN. 

